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The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
Habits of the Whistler Duck.

Do you know why this duck is called the Whistler? It flies so fast that it makes its wings fairly whistle through the airl The gunner, waiting in am- bush, can tell of its approach by the shrin sound, and can get ready and take his position before it comes within gunshot
 This bird has many other names be- sides the Whistler Golden Eye, Great Head and Spirit Duck are some of them. The Indians gave it the last name because it allows the hunter to come very near it, and then before he can twang his bow, the duck has van ished below the water. This frightens the superstitious Indian. He thinks that such rapidity of motion can only be due to magic, and shudders at the thought that he has tried to shoet a spirit
 This bird has another strange habit It builds it's nest in the top of tall dead tree, so old and worn that the bark and branches have fallen otf, leaving only slippery pole. Nobody knows how the tender young ducks lings get from the nest to the water. Legend says that the mother bird car ries her babies herself, holding them by the bill, and supporting them by her strong neck until she places them safely in the water. No wonder that the ignorant Indians think her an en- chanted spirit.
 When these birds are alarmed. they make a strange note, which sounds like the constantly recurring good note of an old worn-out hurdy-gurdy such a one as is played by old women at street corners, as is so weak with long use that only the one good note can be heard at any distance.
 The Whistler feeds on all sorts of marine insects and small shell-fish, and in some regions is so dainty as to prefer salmon spawn above all other food.-Fanny E. GiforI, is St. N'caO- lGS.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
NUMBER 45.

sometimes rather impatient in her manner. You must not mind her plain speaking, however. And her taste in reading may seem very dry to a boy like you, but that you will be prepared for, as it will only take two hours each day"
 Miss Meredith" said Ralph, 'I do not mind any thing, if I can only please the lady, and earn some money for my mother. It's dreadful, he added, confdentially, ito grow so fast and to eat so much as do."
 It wasn't the very pleasantest thing in the world for boy who liked to play ball and cricket and lively games to spend two hours day reading Baxter's Saints Rest and Owens Fourfold State to blind old lady, but Ralph did it.
 Mrs. Merrifeld took a great fancy to him from the moment she passed her fine wrinkled hands over his smooth young face, and the longer he came to her, the more pleased she was, saying now and then to Miss Meredith:
 "There's good blood there, my dear- The little lad S gentleman.
 She could not see him color painfully one day when she felt his bare wrists and divined the outgrown jacket, but she had too delicate a sense of his nat ural pride to send him the order for new suit of clothes, which she had re- solved upon for his birthday present, until fortnight later. Miss Meredith had happened to mention the boys birthday.
 Before Mrs. Merrifeld sent her gift she had good excuse for doing so- Ralph was sitting by the window A pause had come in the reading. The old lady liked to stop now and then to consider what her favorite author had been saying. Suddenly, with hurried: "I beg your pardon; l must go" the boy dashed out of the room, as if he had Teen stung by a hornet, leaving his patron with uplifted hands in a state of amazement. Never had this gentle boy behaved in so unparalleled a manner.
 A moment later he was back, bear ing in his arms beautiful dark-eyed child, whose little dress was stained with mud, while her hand was bleed- ing from a sharp scratch. A Skye ter rier brought up the rear, barking vio- lently, and a very much demoralized maid came struggling after.
 "Oh, grandma! grandma" cried the little girl. 'Iwould have been runned over if this big boy had not jumped down from the sky just in time" "
 "Just in time," parked the skye ter rier.
 ''And where were you, Melusine," inquired the old lady, severely. of tho truth Wbch was was Raf RsfsRRs3h sRe lad EP e Ss her little charge, while gossiping with tall policeman, who in his turn was unmindful of his duty, and did not ob- serve the horses which came whirlin9 round the corner faster than the law allowed.
 It was after that Mrs. Merrifield sent the order for the new suit But think there was greater merit in the steady self-denial which made the boy ready to give up two solid hours day to un- conoenial work, than in the sudden impulse which sent him out to snatch baby from peril.
 He is proving himself very charm ing man of the house, though Uncle Ichabod still grumbles at Jemlma's wilfulness in spelling that boy.-MGr- qaret E. SoDgster, in Harper's Young People.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
AN OLD STORY.

There is story that have been told, And it's just as old as babies are old; For sweet Mother Eve, as every one knows, Told to her babies the tale of the toes Told to her babies how ten little toes, Each one as pink as the pinlzest pink roso, Once on time were naughty and bad, And sorrow and trouble in consequence had; How the big toe wanted butter and bread After his mamma had put him to bed; And this lying next said: 'S'posen we go Down to the pantry and get it, you know." And this wicked toe cried: Come along, quick Let's sugar the butter ever so thick And this naughty toe said: Jelly for me Top of the butter and sugar, you see." And this little toe crieds ''GoodyI let's go; We'll slip down the stairs SO quiet and slow" So ten robber toes, all tipped with red, Stole silently out of their snowy white bedi While this wicked toe, so jolly and fat, Helped nine naughty toes to pity -pat-pat Along the big hall, with pillars of white, And down the back stairs devoid of light. TheI1 this little toe got a terrible scare, For Ae thought in the dark of a grizzly bear. And this little toe said: Nurse must be right Bout gobbles and witches living at night And this little toe said: "A fox may be hid In the hat-rack box right under the ld.'' And this little toe cried: 'Dearie me! oh, Lions and tigers is coming, I know" Then mamma came out with the beautiful
 light,
 Caught ten robber toes all ready for flight. Yes, she caught and kissed those ten robber
 toes
 Till redder they were than any red rose.
 -LilEie E. Barr, ia " r Independent
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
BETTER THAN GOLD.

Better than grandeGr, better than gold, Than ra!lR and title thousand fold, Is h.salthy body, a mind at ease, Ana simple pleasures that always pleaset a heart that can feel for neighhors woe, And share his joys with genial glow With sympathies large enough to enfold All men as brothers-is better than gold. Better than gold is the sweet repose 'Ofthe sons of toll when their labors close; Better than gold is the poor mans sleep, And the balm that drops on his slumbers ceep. Bring sleeping draughts to the downy bed, Where luxury pillows his aching head; His simpler opiate labor deems shorter road to the land Of dreams. Better than gold is peaceful home, Where all the fireside charities come The spring of love and the haven of life, Hallowed by mother, or sister. or wife. However humble the home may be, Or tried with sorrow by Heavens decree, The blessings that never were bought or sold, And center there, are better than gold.
 Christian at Work.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
THE YOUTH PAINTED.
A MeIodramatic Evening Meeting in [
 Grape ArbOr.

A Melodramatic Evening Meeting in
 Grape ArbOr.
 The sun had set and it was evening, when they stood beneath the grape arbor. It is a somewhat remarkable fact that evenings and sunsets and grape arbor meetings should occur with such unvarying simultaneous ness.
 "Algernon," she whispered, and a piece of chewing gum turned the whisper into sibilant sizzle, ''you are here on schedule time"
 You bet" he murmured in reply.
 But hark, hear a footstep."
 She harked as requested, and sud- denly grasping his wrist she said in terrified whisper: 1t is father Fly! fym
 Gertrude, I have a bunion and l know, alas too well, that were I to at tempt to fly would make a fizzle of it. 1 must stand my ground" !"
 The old man strode into the grape arbor, straight to where Algernon stood.
 "Ha," he said, "So it's you, young man. is it? We'll, how are you? Glad to see you. How's your folks?"
 They're we'll" gasped Algernon.
 That's good. Well, I'll leave you, but if you and Gertie take my advice you'll go right up into the parlor. You're likely to catch your death of cold out here"
 The young man fell to the ground motionless. He wrote funny sketches for the newspapers. .-Merchant Trau- eLer.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
BOLD CAPTAIN KIDD.
Considerable New Light thrown on u
 Great Buccaneers Career.

Considerable New Light thrown on the Great Buccaneers Career. Among self made men of this coun- try few take higher rank than Captain William Kidd. He was born in Amer ica, though he went to England to die, the climate here hot agreeing with him.
 Of Williams early life little is known. He is believed to have fol- lowed the sea from his youth, and the pertinacity with which he subsequently followed rich merchant vessel serves to strengthen the belief.
 From a simple sailor he rose to be a ship-master, and he mastered many a ship after he turned pirate, which he did soon after obtaining commission as privateer to cruise against that numerous and influential class. While simple pfivateer he frequently entered New York habor for the pur- pose of procuring enlistments. That he even then contemplated turning pirate is shown by the fact that he was intimate with New York aldermen and was on familiar terms with ward politicians. At the City Hall, on Wall street, in the custom-house- wherever stealing was being carried on there might Kidd be found, consid- ering their ways in order that he might act likewise.
 When at last Kidd suggested to his crew that they adopt the black flag and run the skull and cross bones up to the main peak they made no ob- lection at all. In fact their previous education in New York politics had made them eager for any enterprise that promised plunder. So Kidd and his fellow kids became buccaneers, and the privateer, Adventure Galley, was transferred into a pirate ship.
 They carried on both a wholesale and retail business in piracy for some time, frequently introducing among captured crews that neat little act in equilibrium entitled walking the plank Captain Kidd, who had keen sense of the ludicrous, used to stand at the gangway and hand each victim cracker as he was about to walk off, with the facetious remark, 'now go and drink" The humor of the situ- ation consisted in the disparity be- tween the amount they got to eat and the quantity they were compeled to drink.
 Captain Kidd buried a large portion of his ill-gotten plunder on Gardiner's Island, at the east end of Long Island, where it can be found now. At least, very little of it has been taken away up to date. He was captured in Bos- ton one day, where he had the temerity to appear on the streets in broad day light, and sent to London for trial. which resulted in his conviction and execution. He was not convicted of piracy. strange as it may appear, but of having murdered one of his crew, whom he struck on the head with a bucket.
 Thus we have in Captain Kidd an instance of young man beginning life as a common sailor, and through his own efforts rising to high posi- ton, though the precise height of the galIows is not given. He was scrupu- lously neat in his dress and only wore Kidd gloves. It has been claimed by some that Kidd was not his real name. since the song says: My name was Captain Kidd, as I sailed, as Isailed," an intimation that he sailed under some other name when he wasn't sail TerHS SlfI1n0S
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
PITH AND POINT.

Care killed a cat Care is better than the average bootjack. Minds of moderate caliber are too apt to ignore every thing that does not come within their own range.
 St. Louis has seven thousand cats, and they are all reckoned into the census because they happen to have whiskers. .-LoWeU Cttizen.
 In a weeks time the earth travels over eleven million miles. Fortunate ly there are no wooden bridges on the line.-Nor10ich (Conn.) Bulletin.
 Do not blame the genial hotel clerk; the big diamond he wears gen. erally belongs to some fellow who owes for his board. .-Macons (Ga.) TeIe= graph.
 A mans nature runs either to herbs or weeds; therefore let him sea- sonably water the one and destroy the other. -BGcOn.
 Well, has your visit to the sea- side had the desired effect, madamP" 'Oh. yes, doctor; one of my daugh- ters has become engaged!'
 An exchange announces, on the death of lady, that ''she lived fifty years with her husband, and died in confident hope of better life. "- Teras SJtipgs.
 Now the city chap talks soft sweet ness to the fresh country maiden and carves their nam es and two hearts skewered together on her fathers prize apple tree. Boston GtObe.
 What would the modern and fash ionable young man and young woman do if they were to marry without money on one or both sidesP Imagine couple setting up housekeeping on bunch of cigarettes and pug dog!- LoaOeU Citizen.
 A Wise Creator.
 God gave to man one tongue
 And twice as many ears,
 fn order he repeat
 But half of what he hears.
 -OreliG Key BeL First Omaha Dame-"What a HdnuSOlHe cOupIe! OecOHu OIHdHd Dame-"Yes; they are strangers and are stopping at the St. Blank Hotel" Both have such happy faces. l don't suppose either of them knows what trouble is." "Noj they are only en- gage yet. Omaha World.
 He was a 'jewer' when she mar ried him. Six months later he was her ''gem." When the matter came up in the divorce court two years after she explained that g. e, m. stood for "green-eyed monster "- WaShisQton Critic.
 Mrs. Wayup was telling her guests the other evening how she wus boins persuaded by her husband to have her hair cut short. But" she concluded, "I do so hate to part with my hair. " Just then the five-year-old demon en- tered. "What do you want, Johnnie?" "Why. Nell is upstairs, and she wants to know which hair you will wear to- night, for she wants the dark shade if you don't "-NebrGsta State Journal.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08

ing. When got to my room it was just two O clock.
 There was long pause after the narrator ceased. Finally the question was asked, "Whdt became of them alle Did the girl marry either oneP"
 "I believe she was consumptive," was the response. '.No; she died a year or so afterward. ."-NeWport Let- ter, in " F. Herald
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08
The SaskatchewE.(Can.l ]

The Saskatchew.h he (Can.) Herald says: Some weeks ago a colony of grasshoppers hatchedSout on the plains between the bush anr Eagle Creek. on the Swift Current tikgil, and for the distance of about af days travel cleaned off every green thing. But their appetites were stronger than their growth; they ate down all that was within their reach wkile they were yet too young to fly, and s0Tstaryed to death.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08

The following query recently ap- peared in the Boston Journal unan- swered: A clergyman received S1O0 from bridegroom for the performance of the marriage ceremony. The clergy man used most of the sum in char itable deeds. Will the recording an- gel credit the good deeds to the bride groom or the clergymanP
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08

At Nestfeld toads gather under the electric lights, attra.cted by their brilliancy, and spend / their time in fruitless jumping after the Ihadows of insects thrown upon the ground.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08

Men are apt to mistake the strength of their argum ent- The heat ed mind resents the chi II touch and re- lentIess scrutiny of logie. - NadstoRe.
The Arizona sentinel., 1887-10-08

-"How can I get rid of this dyspep- siaP" said an Austin invalid to his physician. Have you tried prepared chalkP" "Yes, I've been getting my milk from milkman for the last six wears. The doctor says that's what gave me the dyspepsiaP"-IsrG' sgt< GgQS.
Western cyclone., 1887-08-12
The Absent-NIinded Man.

A noted lawyer of this town became
so deeply interested in the case of eli
ent-the president Of downtown
bank that. while sitting in the bank
er's Office discussing some new papers
in the case, he calmly lighted cigar,
gave one or two puts, and then, with
the coal OF fire on the cigars tip we'll
developed, put the lighted end into his
mouth and dreamily went to chewing
away Just rs if it were an innocent
wooden toothpick. The unfeoling fire
burned and the lawyer has been two
days away from his Office. \ physician
of prominence. whose attention Was
called TO this c@sa. says that very
large percentage OF the troubles that
make calls on the doctor necessary in
New York are 10 be attributed directly
to Observation-Disclosures As illustrative
of this he cited case in his own prac-
tice where \ lady who is conspicuous in
society finished her toilet not long ago
for an evening ut the theatre, and rs a
finishing touch drank the eau de col
ocne that stood on her dreSSing-caSe.
She was seriously sick for over 4 fort
night. Tcrt Times.
Western cyclone., 1887-08-12
A Story on Greeley.

1t was Horace Greeley's custom on
Sunday forenoon to attend DIR. Chapin's
church, after which he would saunter
down to the Tribune Office and look
through the exchanges One remark
ably cold Sunday he came down to the
Office after church. The ianitor had
neglected 10 build any fires. Mr..
Greeley went into the editorial rooms.
and, his feet feeling cold, he took of
his shoes and hung his feet in the
register. Presently the foreman came
down on some errand of business 1t
was freezing cold, and there was n cold
draft rushing through the register where
Mr.. Greeley sat immersed in exchanges.
wholly oblivious of all sublunarv dis
comforts. why, Mr.. Greeley" ex-
claimed the foreman, what in the
world are you doing? There's no tire
there. and you'll take your death of
cold" 'D--n it!' said the philoso-
pher, pettishly, '"why did you tell me?
was warming myself very nicely. -
1Ae Argonaat.
Western cyclone., 1887-08-12

Mr.. Corcoran gives q great deal to
private charity, and like all rich men
he receives bushels of applications for
money which he cannot grant. lie has
printed form Of reply, which states
that he is unable 10 meet all these de-
mands, and that his agent is directed
not to present them to him. Some OF
the letters he receives are curious ones.
One woman wrote not long ago that al
though her husband was worth 5000
she wanted to be independent of him,
and wanted Corcoran to send her enough
money so that she could live on the in
tereSt. Another lady wanted $4,000 to
be used in European travel. Another
wanted pink silk dress for ball, and
another wanted barrel of salt pork.
A great many of these appeals come
from people Corcoran has never known
and never heard of, and though num-
ber of them are undoubtedly from people
IN need, many are from adventures
and the majority are undeserving. The
publication OF this article will doubtless
bring more letters 10 Mr. Corcoran, as
does every letter published concerning
his wealth. The articles in the press
S0hSSA AAhS AASu lneu duu CuhEilaDle
men point out TO adventures all over
the country where these men live, and
the notes printed not long ago about
President Clcyeland's charity filled the
White House letters with begging ap-
pllcations for months. The rich men
Of Congress are oyerrun with begrars,
who apply TO them both by mail and in
person, and there seems TO be n popula.
ton Of thousands of beggars in the
United States who do nothing but
watch the newspapers and write letter.
u the rich men noticed in them. =
Washington Cor. Cleyeland LeaIer.
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ChOked by n Black Snake.

Mr.. Karl Kramer, who is now at work
frescoing the interior of Mr.. JOSEPH
Bryan's residence, after getting through
with his days work went to the brook
short distance below Mordecai's pond tt
fish. While standing on the bank he no
ticed a large black snake coiled up on
log. Mr.. Kramer struck at the snake
with his pole to frighten it off, but thu
snake didn't move. He then threw {
rock at it. The snake sprang at him anc
fastened its fangs in his trousers. Mr.
Kramer seized the snake just below it,
head apd jerked it upward. Instantly
the snake coiled its fbody around Kra
mer's neck and began tightening its fold!
until Mr.. Kramer was nearly sufocated.
He endeavored to break the hold bu
failed. Seeing that unless he was re
leased from the deadly embrace he woult
be killed, Mr.. Kramer, who was growing
weak from the struggle, staggered up tt
large rock which was short distanc
off and beet the head of the snake against
it, until it was killed. The snake meas
ured eight feet long and six inches
around the bodY.-Richmond State.
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Prosperity Of Maine.

The opponents Of Prohibition make a great
outcry against it as injurious to the general
business interests of the community. At
lanta, they say, is being ruined by it, thoug b
by authentic testimony the fact is well at
tested that the past has been the most pros
porous business year in its history. Maine,
which, according to the liquor fraternity, has
been many times ruined, also appears to be
in most prosperous condition; The Lewis
ton (Me.) Journal in an editorial on the pres
ent encouraging business outlook in that
State, entitled 1'Maine's Faith in Maine"
says: "Probably there never was time when
Maine people had more faith in Names fu-
ture than now. Ask most any man you meet
what are the prospects in his vicinity, and
nine chances to one he will answer that the
outlook in his county never was better"
Again it says: "The fact is, few towns feel
poor. Why should theyl In the great ma
jority Of cases the town debt is steadily de-
creasing or has already disappeared entirely,
and with money in the treasury, few pau
pers, and good business prospect, why
should not town show its good circum-
stances by its better apparel" It also adds,
with much significance: People no longer
stand back and call for outside capitalists to
give them lift, but they take hold and help
themselves" There are many localities In
Prohibition States which could endure
that sort of 'sruin" with great complacencyl
National Advocate
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Useful Hints on Pastry.

Butter and eggs for cake should
always be beaten to cream.
In beating eggs beat the yokes until
you can take up a spoonful; whip whites
to stiff froth and stir them into cake with
the -four the last thing before putting
cake into tins.
Flour should always be sifted just be-
fore you wish to use it.
Baking powder should be thoroughly
mixed with the flour dry.
To boil pudding in bag, dip bag
(Which should be made of thick cotton
or linen) in hot water and rub the inside
with flour before putting in the pudding;
when done dip bag in cold water and the
pudding will turn out easily. Always
put plate on the bottom of the kettle to
keep the pudding from burning.
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E. J. Baldwin's Santa Anita rancho
Los Angeles county, CAL, has 1,20t
acres in grapes, 16, 900 orange and lemoI
trees, 1000 pommegranates, 5000 Eng
lish walnut trees, 5000 almond trees
$500 peach trees, 1000 pear trees, 2,O0t
apricot trees, 1000 fig trees, and sub
sistence is furnished for $4,000 head o.
sheep, 1900 COWS and pigs, and severa
hundred head of horses and mules, ant
1900 acres Of grain. One hundred
more acres of orange trees are being set
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Cold City Facts.

The Burlington Free Press man says:
please send US few cold facts" Here
,oes:
The ice man now comes
Bringing this seasons rates,
And he sings the same tune,
s:Price never abates."
And the man with the screens
Presents his large bill,
And the gardener soon follows
With terms for his skill;
And the boy with the hose
Vets you down to your toes.
And clinging mosquito
Enlarges your nose;
These are facts, cold and hard,
As every one knows.
Boston Globe.